Security Pros Don’t Protect Keys and Certificates as Effectively as Usernames and Passwords

Security Pros Don’t Protect Keys and Certificates as Effectively as Usernames and Passwords

A study comparing security controls for human and machine identities reveals a worrying trend. While almost all organizations have a policy that governs password length for human identities, only half have a written policy on length and randomness of keys for machine identities - this, despite the rapid spread of machines that need to authenticate themselves to each other so they can communicate securely.

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